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THE GAME - Game two of the week and the end of a three-game home stand for the No. 10 Orange wraps up on Saturday as Syracuse hosts No. 20 Colgate for the 64th meeting all-time between the programs. Syracuse and Hamilton, New York are situated less than 40 miles apart. - The Orange are coming off of a slow start, hot finish situation against Manhattan on Tuesday. Despite being shutout in the first quarter, Syracuse won 16-2, holding the Jaspers off the board for the final 36 minutes of the game. - Colgate dropped its last outing against Bucknell with an 18-17 final score in Hamilton last weekend. The Raiders are 5-3 entering this weekend and are already three games into Patriot League play. - Saturday's game is the penultimate nonconference game of the regular season for the Orange with only a potential top-10 battle against Cornell on Long Island remaining. - This weekend's game is set for a noon start at the JMA Wireless Dome on ACC Network handling the broadcast coverage. Anish Shroff '04 has play-by-play duties while former All-American attackman and current PLL All-Star Jules Heningburg will serve as an analyst. - Tim Leonard '21 (play-by-play) and Kyle Fetterly '09 (analyst) take to the airwaves on Syracuse Sports Network and ESPN Radio Syracuse (97.7) locally, Cuse.com, The Varsity App, and TuneIn App, as well as Syracuse University student-radio station WAER.

THE COLGATE SERIES - It's a lengthy series for the Orange and the Raiders, dating back to the 1921 season. - Syracuse is 50-12-1 all-time against its longtime Central New York foe, including a 33-6-1 mark at home. - The Orange are riding a two-game winning streak against Colgate, including an 18-10 in a feisty showdown at the JMA Wireless Dome last season, a game that featured 19 penalty (11 on Colgate). - Like all things, the COVID-19 pandemic through a wrench in the scheduling works. Syracuse and Colgate meet in back-to-back seasons for the first time under head coach Gary Gait after playing every year from 2014-2019. - The Orange have won eight of the last 10 meetings with the lone blemishes a Feb. 8, 2019 setback at home and a road loss in Hamilton during the 2008 season (Syracuse bounced back just fine, winning the national championship that season).

A WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD... - Improve Syracuse to 6-1 at home this spring. - Boost Syracuse's win total against Colgate to 51, the third-most wins all-time for the Orange against a single opponent (Hobart 81, Cornell 66). - Be the fourth-straight win for Syracuse, the longest run of victories for the Orange since winning five straight in the middle of the 2024 season. - See the Orange win their third top 20 game of the year in five such games so far this year. - Be the 955th win in program history, second-most among Division I programs.

TWO HUNDRED² - Two Syracuse players are within striking distance of the 200-point club for the time at Syracuse: Owen Hiltz and Joey Spallina. - Hiltz enters Saturday's game just two points shy of the mark, racking 110 goals and 88 assists for his career, all while carrying a 34.2 shooting percentage. - Spallina has put away 90 goals during his first two and a half seasons while accumulating 109 assists for 199 points, including 17 man-up goals. - Entering this week, 17 players have scored at least 200 points during their Syracuse careers. Four hit the mark in 45 games or less: Tim Nelson (34), Tim O'Hara (42), Casey Powell (43), Tom Marechek (43), and Mike Powell (45). - Spallina will play in his 42nd career game, and should he pick up at least one point on Saturday, he would be tied with Tim O'Hara for the second-fastest player in program history to his 200 points, trailing only Tim Nelson's unearthly mark of 34 games after transferring from N.C. State. - Hiltz will make an appearance for a 54th time on Tuesday, and should he pick up those two points, he will tie Paul Gait for the 12th-fastest to 200 points.

Update 11 p.m. Saturday: After 26 hours, firefighters finished putting out fire at former Maria Regina College - syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. — It’s been over 12 hours since the initial call and Syracuse firefighters are still fighting the fire at the landmark former Maria Regina College building on the city’s North Side.

The building, also known as The Motherhouse of St. Anthony’s Convent, was designed by famed Syracuse architect Archimedes Russel. The 48,645-square-foot building was constructed in 1896.

At 6:28 p.m. Friday, firefighters responded to the fire at 1024 Court St. where they reported “turbulent” and “chocolatey” smoke coming from the huge building.

Firefighters went into the building to try to search for anyone inside. The four-story brick building has been empty and was supposed to be turned into housing.

On the fourth floor, they encountered “extreme heat” and “a lot of fire,” firefighters said in a news release on Saturday.

Due to concerns for structural stability, firefighters stopped fighting the fire from the inside. Six minutes after firefighters were pulled a chimney collapsed on the roof. Overnight more of the building collapsed.

Thousands of gallons of water were needed each minute, firefighters said. The city’s Commissioner of Water responded to the scene - the city has been struggling with low water pressure.

Firefighters laid their hoses thousands of feet by hand to be able to use water from three different water main districts, firefighters said. This allowed them to have adequate water pressure and also ensure the North Side of the city had enough water pressure, they said.

As of 1 p.m. Saturday firefighters were still on scene, pouring water from hoses onto the fire from ladder buckets up high. Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh came by as well as Common Counselor Marty Nave. Water was pouring down Court Street.

As of Saturday morning, dozens of firefighters are still on scene, working to put out the fire.

One firefighter was treated Friday night for exhaustion, firefighters said. That firefighter fought an earlier house fire on Carbon Street less than an hour before heading to the Court Street fire.

Drones are being used to assist the fire department to direct water flow.

The cause of the fire is being determined, firefighters said.

The building is one of six structures on a six-acre site at the northeast corner of Court Street and Grant Boulevard once owned by the Sisters of Saint Francis.

The convent was once home to Sister Marianne Cope, a member of the convent who was canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 2012.

For many years, the site was also the home of Maria Regina College. The Catholic junior college for women was founded in 1961 and closed in 1988.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said in January that the developer, Home Leasing based in Rochester, had secured the financing to start the senior apartments project this year. The plans called for 181 units in four buildings, including 25 in the building hit by the fire.

Staff writer Rylee Kirk covers breaking news, crime and public safety. Have a tip, story idea, photo, question or comment? Reach her at 315-396-5961, on Twitter @kirk_rylee, or rkirk@syracuse.com.

Dear Eric: It’s time for me to update my will, and I’m struggling with the division of my assets. I have no children of my own, and my general plan is to leave some to charity and distribute the rest to my niece and two nephews. It’s a long story, but all three were raised by my brother and his wife in what I consider to be a cult. The niece and one of the nephews broke free as young adults and have succeeded in building productive lives. The other nephew is still an ardent adherent to the cult and has gifted much of his substantial wealth to it.

The thought of any of my assets ending up with that organization turns my stomach. Can I ethically and morally exclude him from my will? If so, do I need to explain it in advance, or let the chips fall where they may after I die? If I do need to explain it, should I be forthright about my reasoning or find some other explanation in an effort to minimize family tensions later? I would be grateful for any advice you can offer.

– Agonizing Aunt

Dear Aunt: The short answer is you can exclude him for any reason, including his membership in the cult. You’ll want to go over the specifics of your situation with an estate lawyer, of course. But your reasoning makes sense.

As to whether you should explain in advance or not, I think it depends on whether you have the desire to get into a debate with him about it. If you think that you can change his mind, it may be worth the conversation. But if not, you’re best letting the chips fall where they may. Yes, the division of the inheritance may cause some family strife, but it sounds like that tension is already at a slow boil, what with you brother, sister-in-law, and one nephew gripped by cult thinking and your niece and other nephew free of it. It’s unlikely that this future inheritance will have the power to de-program, so the best course of action may be asking yourself what can do the most good.

Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at eric@askingeric.com or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110. Follow him on Instagram and sign up for his weekly newsletter at rericthomas.com.

The Second Round of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off this weekend, and updated predictions for every game have arrived, based on new simulations conducted early Saturday morning—hours before the Round of 32 begins.

The headline coming out of the first round?

Duke is the ACC’s last team standing, marking the first time since 1975 that only one ACC school has advanced past the opening round. Freshman phenom Cooper Flagg, who returned from an ankle injury, looked every bit the future lottery pick, scoring 14 points in a blowout win over Mount St. Mary’s. With the rest of the ACC wiped out early—including losses by North Carolina, Clemson, and Louisville—it’s now entirely up to Flagg and the Blue Devils to carry the conference flag.

Other major storylines from the first round include:

With Round 2 about to tip, let’s dive into the full weekend schedule, including TV info and new win probabilities based on the latest simulations from the analysts at Dimers.com.

Saturday, March 22 – Second Round Predictions and Schedule

Purdue vs. McNeese, 12:10 PM ET on CBS

Purdue enters as the 4-seed and is heavily favored, with a 74% chance to beat 12-seed McNeese, who Dimers gives just a 26% shot at the upset.

St. John’s vs. Arkansas, 2:40 PM ET on CBS

Rick Pitino’s St. John’s squad is favored with a 76% win probability over 10-seed Arkansas (24%).

Texas A&M vs. Michigan, 5:15 PM ET on CBS

This 4-vs-5 battle has Texas A&M holding the edge with a 63% chance to advance, while Michigan sits at 37%.

Texas Tech vs. Drake, 6:10 PM ET on TNT

Texas Tech, the 3-seed, is expected to handle 11-seed Drake, with a 76% predicted win chance.

Auburn vs. Creighton, 7:10 PM ET on TBS

Top-seeded Auburn is a strong favorite at 77%, while 9-seed Creighton has just a 23% shot at pulling the upset.

Wisconsin vs. BYU, 7:45 PM ET on CBS

The 3-seed Wisconsin holds a 58% edge over 6-seed BYU (42%) in one of Saturday’s tighter matchups.

Houston vs. Gonzaga, 8:40 PM ET on TNT

Houston, the 1-seed, is favored at 71% over 8-seed Gonzaga, who has just a 29% chance to advance.

Tennessee vs. UCLA, 9:40 PM ET on TBS

Tennessee is favored with a 64% likelihood of victory over 7-seed UCLA (36%).

Sunday, March 23 – Second Round Predictions and Schedule

Florida vs. UConn, 12:10 PM ET on CBS

Florida enters as the 1-seed and has a dominant 82% win probability against UConn, who comes in as an 8-seed with just an 18% chance to continue their three-peat bid.

Duke vs. Baylor, 2:40 PM ET on CBS

After dominating Round 1, Duke is now favored at 87% to defeat 9-seed Baylor, who has only a 13% shot.

Illinois vs. Kentucky, 5:15 PM ET on CBS

In this near toss-up, Illinois holds a slight edge at 55% over Kentucky (45%).

Alabama vs. Saint Mary’s, 6:10 PM ET on TNT

Alabama, the 2-seed, is favored with a 69% win probability against Saint Mary’s (31%).

Maryland vs. Colorado State, 7:10 PM ET on TBS

Maryland holds the edge in this 4-vs-12 matchup with a 76% chance of beating Colorado State (24%).

Iowa State vs. Ole Miss, 7:45 PM ET on truTV

Iowa State is expected to move on, with a 67% prediction over 6-seed Ole Miss (33%).

Michigan State vs. New Mexico, 8:40 PM ET on TNT

Tom Izzo’s Spartans are strongly favored at 77% against 10-seed New Mexico (23%).

Arizona vs. Oregon, 9:40 PM ET on TBS

Arizona, the 4-seed, has a 67% chance of beating 5-seed Oregon, who stands at 33%.

With Round 2 about to tip, let’s dive into the full weekend schedule, including TV info and new win probabilities based on the latest simulations.

Final Thoughts

From underdog pushes to blue bloods on thin ice, Round 2 promises to bring fireworks—and possibly the next Cinderella.

College basketball bettors using these predictions should note that BetMGM and DraftKings are both offering $150 in bonus bets to new users in eligible states, while Bet365’s $150 promo has emerged as the most popular college basketball betting deal among local Duke fans in North Carolina.

Will the Pitinos keep marching? Can Flagg push Duke through another weekend? Will UConn extend its March win streak to 14? Buckle up.

Update 11 p.m. Saturday: After 26 hours, firefighters finished putting out fire at former Maria Regina College - syracuse.com

Update 12: 10 a.m.: Most of the roof of the old Maria Regina College building at 1024 Court St has collapsed. Fire crews are still working as of 12:10 a.m. to put the fire out, according to Syracuse Fire Department Captain John P. Suits.

Flames and hotspots are still popping up inside the building, Suits said. The fire crew has two water systems working to put out the flames.

There are three fire trucks working to spray water on the roof and over a dozen emergency vehicles on scene. The American Red Cross and National Grid are also on scene to assist.

One firefighter who was working for over an hour was treated for exhaustion by an ambulance on scene and has since returned back to fighting the fire. No other injuries have been reported at this time, according to Suits.

Police still have Court Street closed to traffic at Grant Boulevard and Burdick Avenue so fire crews could use the hydrants surrounding the building.

The fire department recalled workers in to help fight the fire and expect to be there for multiple more hours, according to Suits.

Original Story:

Syracuse, N.Y. — Firefighters battled a large blaze at the former Maria Regina College Friday night on Syracuse’s North Side.

Around 6:30 p.m., multiple callers reported that there were flames coming from the top of the old Maria Regina College building at 1024 Court St, according to Onondaga County 911 dispatchers. The building was once home to the Sisters of St. Francis convent, which dates back to the late 1800s.

The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office Air-1 helicopter could be seen circling the building as Syracuse firefighters worked from two different angles to put out the flames.

The right side of the building had flames coming from the roof for more than an hour.

Police had Court Street closed to traffic at Grant Boulevard and Burdick Avenue so fire crews could use the hydrants surrounding the building.

As of 8 p.m., firefighters were still working to put out the fire.

The building was supposed to be turned into low-income senior housing.

Home Leasing LLC CEO Bret Garwood said in 2022 that the company plans to convert the site’s buildings into 170 one-bedroom apartments for people aged 55 and over.

However, over the past few years, vandals have destroyed and wrecked the old college. They ripped out light fixtures, doors, banisters, stained glass windows, parts of a church organ and copper piping and wiring.

The convent was home to Sister Marianne Cope, a member of the convent who was canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 2012.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Staff writer Greta Stuckey covers breaking news. Have a tip, a story idea, a question or a comment? You can reach her at gstuckey@syracuse.com.